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Subject If you aren't leaking oil
     
Posted by -Grimm- on April 22, 2016 at 5:55 PM
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In Reply To Running so rich burns 2 qts of oil? ID 2000cc related posted by Dsouthz32 on April 22, 2016 at 02:56 PM
     
Message And you're burning 2 quarts, and your oil smells like fuel, then yes you probably burnt through your piston rings.

Excess fuel will wash the oil off your cylinder walls causing premature wear and failure. 10k miles of running rich (or lean) will easily destroy rings

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